Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
GENERAL markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 3.-Flour-Duil and
easy. Wheat 3 a e lower, Influenced chiefly
bv break in corn, NJ. red, ces h, sc; AuVust
60 4GG9i.c closing at G9i,c: September Il Z, a
1l5sC closing az Il &c; October T3Gf$i2' closing
at 13c. Corn = ale lower; cash 361 d3sc,
September 20 G51', c, closing al jGtic, october
81 ass &C, closing at 81 c. Oats-Firm; cash
% 9; August 2ic; SEPTEMBER "a a - C;
CoInmea firm at s. CO. Whisky steady at II %.
Provisions dull. Pork-Irregulsr, new SO 80.
Lard s. 10. Dry salt meats-BOXed shoulders
S. IS; long clears $ 10; clear ribs S. 10; short
clears ) 20. BaCon-BOXed shoulders s. -
long clears and clear ribs 81 0)d9 10; short
clears g 25G9 81. Hams steady at 81 Goa
IA CO.
CHICAGO, Ill, lug 3.-Tne corn boom OF
yestt rday on Change was ovcrdone and opera
tors lost;shorts had TO sell to day nOtwi hsLsnd-
ing that only rain reported officially anywhere
near neiehbOrhood Of corn belt was at 81, Paul,
IIuroD, DeadwOod and North Platte, which
points, in fact, are good many miics removed
from seat OF war" offerings of longs
soon leveied fancy figures at which corn clos ed
Tuesday; highest trading of day Was duting
first hour, at the end of which time September
had tumOled down from the opening at Al &C to
8. october snd November sh1 1c drop.
also the former from 4,2sc to 4l3.c. and the
latter from s3c to 42C. Dizziness followed
decline and until the noon hour there
was limited trading and little charge
later there was slight rally, and September
sod up to 4Il2c, with other futures less eff
fected, th2 close, however, was weak in keep
Ing with feeling Of the morning and the closing
Msy. \ few local sCalpers did most or the
ira ling in wheat. and on the whole the wheat
crowd either sought what little excitement and
gain there was in the corn pi. or abandoned
trading altogether or the day, hence e de
cline yesterday. The firm opening prices was
continued this morning on selling of longs.
The market opened lowe- for all futures f81ea
September to Nay and recorded a de eNxa OF
| i464c. There WAS slight raj y towffd the
| close which left the market steady ana prom
| Using. but life'es5 for the time being. Pr95
| visions were moderately active. bat an unsets
! tied feeling prevailed, and q lump in corn E&9
depressing effect on lear deliye9Es
and January advanced 2Jc, but lost pat ofthe
! appreciation. September ribs sold ct IS Goa
) l2l3 closed tame at bottom fgur s; January
! sold st S. 40d 5 go, and closed at S. 30 Lard
| remained steady at IS T0d6 IL. for september,
and ciose1 al Sc 6i15 January ATS 1l&G 6 s29s
was from ST. - to sl3 for January, and an ad-
vance Of 9l.c In year opti7n'. Leading futures
| closed as fol ows: Wheat-AugCst 6S}.c;
September 1Oc; october 7ls5c; December a. C.
| Corn - August 404c; september 407sc;
october 4ls.c; May 449.c. Mess pork
per barrel, year Sl2 p; January 81! -
october S. 81, January S. %, snort ribs long
So 81; september IS 90; october $ GO; ia nary
| S. 80. Cash quotations were No. red 7O}.c
! No. corn T02.c; Mess pork per Dbl SIS. L4rC
per 100 lbs So 60G6 62H. Short ribs, sides
| loose s. IS; dry sailed short boxed S. s0G5 80
short clear SIDES boxed s. t0ds As
| Wheat-Spot lots declined 4 G4ic and option:
1l6s.c, closing heavy at near bottom fgures
export business moderate: speculations fairly
| active; spot Ne. red 19isc elevator; sos q
| SIC delivered; I9nc (. o. b.; August 7Sl. e
79h4c, closed Isc; September 05.dS01sc. oloseC